Community dialog: North County

Outraged by theft

I’m furious! I can hardly believe that somebody would steal $50 worth of copper from a Veterans Memorial Park! (“Tribute to veterans left bare by theft,” Local, Sept. 8.) I personally have donated to the Poway veterans site and have four tiles there in honor of my family who served our country wholeheartedly. What a disgrace to our service members to have the flags temporarily removed. Get the lighting fixed and put those flags back up! – Jamey Lee, Poway

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Sacking the incumbents

I’ve stopped shopping in Solana Beach because of the inconvenience of the new bag laws.

I vote in Solana Beach. I’ll vote against the incumbents who foisted this foolishness on us. – Woodrow Wilson, Del Mar

Who would bear the cost?

In response to “New service evaluates teen, elderly drivers” (Local, Sept. 3): Recently there have been several articles and letters advocating mandatory driving testing for drivers over 70 years of age. As a senior driver myself, I have no objection to being tested, but wonder if anyone has thought of the costs involved in providing more examiners to do this testing. The DMV is already under funding constraints, witness the closure of offices a day or two a week. Will we be charged a user fee to take this test? – Harold Forney, Carlsbad

‘Les Miz’ misery

After reading James Hebert’s review of “Les Misérables” (“Revival captures the paradoxical appeal of ‘Les Miz,’ ” (Night & Day Weekend, Aug. 31), I was looking forward to seeing the venerable Broadway hit at the Civic Theatre [on a recent] weekend.

I was dismayed, however, by the addition of several offensive elements to the show. I’m referring to three scenes [involving] a 2-foot-long baguette, a wine bottle and some other item, and [the use of other props].

My wife and I saw “Les Misérables” on Broadway in New York City in 2008, and friends who went with us enjoyed the show at the Ahmanson Theater in L.A. last year. We agreed that these [and other] non-family-friendly elements were not part of those renditions of “Les Misérables.”

Finally, I happened to be sitting next to a Filipino-American family with three young girls dressed in their Sunday best. So why did these girls – or the rest of us – have to be exposed to these sexualized elements? – Mike Yorkey, Encinitas